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Drake Field
Fayetteville Executive AirportIATA: FYV – ICAO: KFYV – FAA LID: FYV Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Fayetteville Serves Fayetteville, Arkansas Elevation AMSL 1,251 ft / 381 m Coordinates 36°00′18″N 094°10′12″W / 36.005°N 94.17°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,006 1,831 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 35,267 Based aircraft 85 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Drake Field (IATA: FYV, ICAO: KFYV, FAA LID: FYV) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is also known as Fayetteville Executive Airport[2] and was formerly known as Fayetteville Municipal Airport.
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History
Drake Field served as the commercial airport for Northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill, Arkansas.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 631 acres (255 ha) at an elevation of 1,251 feet (381 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,006 by 100 feet (1,831 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2009, the airport had 35,267 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 1% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 85 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 9% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FYV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ Fayetteville Executive Airport, official site
External links
- Fayetteville Executive Airport (Drake Field) at City of Fayetteville web site
- Aerial image as of 28 February 2001 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FYV, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFYV
- ASN accident history for FYV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KFYV
Categories:- Airports in Arkansas
- Transportation in Washington County, Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Fayetteville, Arkansas
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